摘要:
An image recording apparatus includes an unwinder, a recorder, a take-up part, a first supporter, a surface modifying part, and a second supporter. The unwinder unwinds a base material from a roll. The recorder records an image onto a surface of the base material. The take-up part takes up the base material on which an image has been recorded by the recorder. The first supporter supports the base material that is being conveyed in a direction away from the recorder after having been unwound from the unwinder. The surface modifying part modifies a surface of the base material by energizing the surface of the base material that has passed through the first supporter. The second supporter supports the base material that is being conveyed in a direction toward the recorder after having passed through the surface modifying part. The second supporter is more distant from the unwinder than the first supporter is. The unwinder is disposed on at least one of a virtual line segment that connects the surface modifying part and the recorder and a normal to the line segment.
摘要:
An image recording apparatus includes an unwinder, a recorder, a take-up part, a first supporter, a surface modifying part, and a second supporter. The unwinder unwinds a base material from a roll. The recorder records an image onto a surface of the base material. The take-up part takes up the base material on which an image has been recorded by the recorder. The first supporter supports the base material that is being conveyed in a direction away from the recorder after having been unwound from the unwinder. The surface modifying part modifies a surface of the base material by energizing the surface of the base material that has passed through the first supporter. The second supporter supports the base material that is being conveyed in a direction toward the recorder after having passed through the surface modifying part. The second supporter is more distant from the unwinder than the first supporter is. The unwinder is disposed on at least one of a virtual line segment that connects the surface modifying part and the recorder and a normal to the line segment.
摘要:
When neutralizing the static charges on both sides of a web exiting an unwinding roll, the inside surface of the web may carry a high level of static charge from the unwinding roll to the first conveyance roller. An electrical discharge between the charged inside surface of the web and the first conveyance roller may damage a sensitive, high value coating or layer on the inside surface of the web. Disclosed is a method for suppressing an electrical discharge between the charged inside surface of a web exiting an unwinding roll and a first conveyance roller. The method comprises neutralizing static charges on the outside surface of the unwinding roll using a static dissipater, separating the web from the roll at an unwinding nip, neutralizing a first portion of the static charges on the inside surface of the web to suppress electrical discharges between the web and the first conveyance roller using a static dissipater located near web just before the web touches the first conveyance roller, and neutralizing the remaining second portion of the static charges on the inside surface of the web after the web has exited the first conveyance roller.